Library · Belton
Northern Resource Center
Belton’s library is the Northern Resource Center, a branch of Cass County Public Library, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Belton’s branch belongs to Cass County Public Library, which serves 107,824 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Northern Resource Center
1741 E. North Ave, Belton 64012
61 hrsopen a week
16,687sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Cass County Public Library
220K
visits
2.0 per resident
518K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
1,934
programs & events
32K attended
65K
library cards
60% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
2.0 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
60% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
518K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
1,934 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.8M.
Local 93%State 3%Federal 0%Gifts & other 5%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.